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Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:

Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 12 September 1890 to 1895

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW1
Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael but also used by John Ewen MacRury. The front cover bears a sticker which reads 'Gaelic Notes 1894-5. (Collection of traditions, tales, etc. by Alexander Carmichael (?). Many pages cancelled, indicating publication.) [Carmichael Watson Collection]'. The flyleaf reads 'Gaelic Notes, 1894-5' and the rear flyleaf contains a jotting which reads 'Wishing Guidhe'. The beginning of the notebook contains field notes made by Carmichael in Uibhist a...
Dates: 12 September 1890 to 1895

Notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1856-1880

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW109
Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael made up of three excise notebooks marked 'Journal', 'Account Current' and 'Bills Receivable'/'Bills Payable' and a single folio. The first book is marked on the front with 'Carbost June 13 1861 Alexander Carmichael' [Càrabost, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye].The second book is inscribed with the same text on the front cover and the inside front covers reads 'Alasdair A Mac 'Illemhicheil Cillendraisd, Liosmor' [Cill Anndrais/Killandrist, Lios...
Dates: 1856-1880

Notebooks on the geology of Arran and Skye, 1851-1853

 Series
Identifier: Coll-74/2
Scope and Contents

The Notebooks on the geology of Arran and Skye series consists of:


  1. Diary of time spent on Arran (1851)
  2. Account of the 'Liasic district of Skye' (1853)
Dates: 1851-1853

'Oigh an Fhuilt Oir' [The maid of the golden hair], c 1861-1866

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW423
Scope and Contents

Tale begins 'Bha sid uair gille agus dh'falbh e dh'iarraidh cosnaigh agus rainig e Sasunn.' Recorded from Alasdair Donnullach [Alexander MacDonald] at 'Gleannose', Isle of Skye on 5 November 1861. Includes additional comments by Carmichael from 1865 and 1866.

Dates: c 1861-1866

Part of a story entitled 'Fionladh Choinnachain', c1861

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW109/4
Scope and Contents

Part of a story entitled 'Fionladh Choinnachain' which starts on folio 9v collected from Donull Mac Cuieag [Donald MacCaig], Fearan an lea, who learnt it more that twenty years before from Donull Mac a Phee [Donald MacPhee], Talamsgeir [Fearann an Leagha/Fernilea and Talaisgeir/Talisker, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]. The fragment tells how a woman finds her foster-sons and a nobleman leaves all his possessions to his daughter and Fionladh mac na ban-traich.

Dates: c1861

Placename note about 'An Cuillioinn', 7 August 1886

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/25
Scope and Contents

Place-name note collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Lochaline [Loch Àlainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] which reads 'An Cuillionn Rumach the Cuillionn of Rum. An Cuillionn Sgitheanach = the Cuillion of Skye' [An Cuiltheann Rùmach, Ruma/Rum and An Cuiltheann/Cuillin Hills, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]. Amendments have been made in ink to the spelling of 'Cuillionn'.

Dates: 7 August 1886

Placename note about Eala-ghal or Elgol, c1892

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/79
Scope and Contents

Placename note about Eala-ghal or Elgol that it is in Skye [Ealaghol, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye}.

Dates: c1892

Placename note for 'An t Oda Beag' and 'An t Oda Mor', 1894

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/197
Scope and Contents

Placename note which reads 'An t Oda Beag An t Oda Mor in Mingnish Skye near the sea.' [Minginis/Minginish, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]

Dates: 1894

Placename note for Bealach/Coire nan Uraisg, 1894

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/191
Scope and Contents

Placename note which reads 'Bealach/Coire nan Uraisg in the Cuchull hills.' [Bealach Coire nan Uraisg and Coire nan Uraisg, An Cuiltheann/Cuilinn Hills, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]

Dates: 1894

Placename note relating to 'Draoineach' [draoidhneach], 7 August 1886

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/5
Scope and Contents

Placename note collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Tobar Mhoire/Tobermory, Muile/Isle of Mull, relating to 'Draoineach' [draoidhneach] which reads 'Innis Draoineach Eilean na Dra[oineach] Iona. Draoineach in Skye Innis Draoineach, Droineach on Lochawe = the isle of the sculptors - sculpting.' [[Ì Chaluim Chille/Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire; Drynoch, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach; Loch Obha/Loch Awe, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].

Dates: 7 August 1886